VICTOR — Against the backdrop of massive construction and the promise of a new Seneca Art and Culture Center next door, Ganondagan’s 23rd Native American Dance and Music Festival (NADMF) in Victor delivered all it promised, and more.

The annual festival — held this year on July 26-27 — once again colorfully shared Seneca and other Native American cultures through exhibits, demonstrations, food, and performances.

“The event is going fabulously,” said spokesperson Amy Blum on Saturday. “The weather is perfect, there’s a lot of excitement about the Seneca Art and Culture Center, and visitors can actually see the construction and imagine in their minds what this will all look like a year from now.”

Set to to be unveiled at next year’s NADMF, the Center, located a stone’s through from the Festival, will be open year-round and will have different exhibits about the Seneca and Haudenosaunee contributions to society.

Blum said this year’s attendance — typically about 3,000 — has been excellent, as evidenced by the cars lining the street and buses shuttling people back and forth from Fireman’s Field in the village.

“There was a line before the gate opened at 10 a.m.,” Blum said. “The tent is full and there are still people milling around.”

Headliner Joanne Shenandoah, always a favorite, drew fans from the area and beyond, Blum said.

“I spoke to a family who drove from Indiana specifically to see her at this event,” said Blum.

The Dineh Tah’ Navajo Dancers from Albuquerque, N.M., also made a return visit to Ganondagan.

“We are so excited to have them here,” said Blum. “They bring a completely different style of regalia, of music, of dance. That’s a great cultural education for people who come to Ganondagan and are used to seeing very much the Iroquois style of culture.”

Many popular activities from previous years returned, including storytelling, corn husk doll-making and the Native American Arts Market. New demonstrators included moose hair embroidery and a new basket maker.

“At the performance tent there’s a video of the creation story that will be making its debut at the new Center in July 2015,” Blum said. “So people got a sneak peek at that.”